Long-term use of biologic agents does not increase the risk of serious infections in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis

This study aimed to determine whether the long-term use of biologic agents increases serious infections in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the risk factors of serious infections in biologics-treated elderly RA patients. We retrospectively analyzed the incidence rate...

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Autores principales: Kawashima, Hirotoshi, Kagami, Shin-ichiro, Kashiwakuma, Daisuke, Takahashi, Kentaro, Yokota, Masaya, Furuta, Shunsuke, Iwamoto, Itsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Materias:
Safety and Pharmacovigillance
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5310556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27999943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3631-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5310556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27999943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3631-z

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